Shortlist
The Long Take
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction · 2019 · ShortlistWalter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction · 2019 · WinnerBooker Prize · 2018 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction | 2019 | Winner |
| Booker Prize | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Robin Robertson's verse novel follows Walker, a Nova Scotian D-Day veteran with PTSD who makes his way across post-war America — from New York to Los Angeles to San Francisco — finding in the urban landscape of film noir and ruin both his own dissolution and a kind of witness. Written partly in prose and partly in verse, it was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction in 2019.
About the Author
Robin Robertson is a Scottish poet born in Scone, Perthshire in 1955. He studied at Aberdeen University and has worked for many years as a senior editor at Jonathan Cape. His poetry collections include A Painted Field (1997), Slow Air (2002), Swithering (2006), The Wrecking Light (2010), and Hill of Doors (2013), all of which received major prizes. Read more →
